Ellen Holly

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Ellen Virginia Holly (January 16, 1931 – December 5, 2023) was an American actress. Beginning her career on stage in the late 1950s, Holly was perhaps best known for her role as Carla Gray–Hall on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. Holly is noted as the first African American to appear on daytime television in a leading role.

  • Acting
  • Born 16 January 1931
  • Died 5 December 2023 (age 92)
  • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • 9 credits

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Most-watched Ellen Holly films currently: School Daze (1988), King Lear (1974), 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002), Sergeant Matlovich vs. the U.S. Air Force (1978), Take a Giant Step (1959).

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Selected TV credits: The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Great Performances (1971), Guiding Light (1952).

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